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vxaxv17 Enthusiast

vxaxv17

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Off Road Shocks

Skid Plates

Hi-Cap Air Cleaner

G-80

 

 

 

 

I gotta say, does anyone else find it odd that the z71 has the G80 but not the 4x4?? This just seems kind of backwards to me. Not to mention that a truck built for offroad only has 2wd? These things just dont make sense...

gmcjoe Senior Enthusiast

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I gotta say, does anyone else find it odd that the z71 has the G80 but not the 4x4??  This just seems kind of backwards to me.  Not to mention that a truck built for offroad only has 2wd?  These things just dont make sense...

 

 

 

Until recent years, the Z71 off road package was only available on 4x4 trucks. The Colorado/Canyon started offering Z71 on 2wd models and I believe the new Silverado/Sierra also offer Z71 on 2wd models.

OFF-RD Enthusiast

OFF-RD

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Any truck with the "off-road" package SHOULD have a locking differential in the rear, and at least AT tires if not MTs. My new Z71 has a locker, but it's a junky one. Everyone knows the G80 only works if the wheels are spinning less than 20 miles per hour, which is almost never especially in mud. So that's worthless. And I hear they break easily. And the tires...don't even get me started on those. The skidplates are as thick as a soup can...etc. etc.

 

Basically, Z71 package is worthless. To do it over again, you'd be better off buying a stock 4x4 and put your own real locker inside it with some decent tires.

gmcjoe Senior Enthusiast

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The percentage of people who take a new truck off road is very small. GM markets these trucks taking that into consideration :cry:

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OFF-RD

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The percentage of people who take a new truck off road is very small. GM markets these trucks taking that into consideration :cry:

 

 

 

 

Yeah, but if it's got a worthless "off-road" package on it when it's new, then when it's 10 years old all it's going to have is a worn out worthless "off-road" package. New or not, if they slap a sticker on the side that says "OFF ROAD", then it ought to be capable of backing up the claim. And it's not. That's sad. I'm surprised some nut somewhere hasn't sued for false advertisement.

gmcjoe Senior Enthusiast

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The percentage of people who take a new truck off road is very small. GM markets these trucks taking that into consideration :P

 

 

 

 

Yeah, but if it's got a worthless "off-road" package on it when it's new, then when it's 10 years old all it's going to have is a worn out worthless "off-road" package. New or not, if they slap a sticker on the side that says "OFF ROAD", then it ought to be capable of backing up the claim. And it's not. That's sad. I'm surprised some nut somewhere hasn't sued for false advertisement.

 

 

 

 

You take this way to seriously :cry:

mattro Enthusiast

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ive got a '99 nbs 4x4 4.3l v6 5spd and it has the G80 posi locking rear 3.73. That piece of crap broke....not when offroading though because i try to take it easy. Anyways got the rear end rebuilt with a eaton posi limited slip. Havent takin it off road yet just in some dry dirt. Im sure it will be better than the gm one at least i hope $2000 later. Ill have the 3inch lift all on by the time its time to offroad in the mud. Oh yeah 2 mechanics told me the g80 breaks easily if you accelerate quickly on turns the cones will burn up inside. THat thing about the sticker on the side being false advertisement ha thats funny because any vehicle can go off road the sticker doesnt specify that its mud snow or dry dirt, if it said rock climber on the side it may be a bit of bull. Its just a sticker for show i took mine off because i thought it would look better w/o

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